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Title: Cancer Risk In Delaying Sex Assignment Surgery
Post by: Natasha on June 02, 2009, 05:13:30 PM
Post by: Natasha on June 02, 2009, 05:13:30 PM
Cancer Risk In Delaying Sex Assignment Surgery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152080.php (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152080.php)
6/1/09
An editorial and a case report on Disorders of Sexual Development
(DSD) in the Medical Journal of Australia highlight the need for early
diagnosis and effective risk management in these rare but potentially
life threatening cases.
DSD describes conditions in which patients are born with ambiguous
genitalia; DSD were previously described by terms such as 'intersex',
'hermaphroditism' and 'testicular feminisation'.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152080.php (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152080.php)
6/1/09
An editorial and a case report on Disorders of Sexual Development
(DSD) in the Medical Journal of Australia highlight the need for early
diagnosis and effective risk management in these rare but potentially
life threatening cases.
DSD describes conditions in which patients are born with ambiguous
genitalia; DSD were previously described by terms such as 'intersex',
'hermaphroditism' and 'testicular feminisation'.